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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Samoa pled guilty last week to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl over a span of nearly five months.
Polani Taumaloto, 24, is an overstayer who was initial slapped with 8 felony charges — two counts of rape, two counts of sodomy, and 4 counts of sexual...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — A 42-year-old man with two bench warrants issued by the District Court for failure to appear for two separate cases was arrested for alleged possession of methamphetamine last Wednesday when the vehicle he was driving was pulled over by detectives from the DPS Vice and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata expressed support for President Trump’s supplemental budget request for an additional $1.25 billion to strengthen prevention and containment of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus.
“I support the efforts by both the Congress and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Science/Health Division of Office of Curriculum and Instruction, American Samoa Department of Education announced the winners at the thirty seventh annual American Samoa Island Wide Science Fair —STEAM related competition for all students of American Samoa. The Science...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Port of Pago Pago was back in business yesterday with containers being hauled out by trailer-trucks with much needed supplies, which arrived over the weekend when two cargo vessels were finally able to dock late Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Samoa government owned Fotu-o-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who allegedly told his neighbor to shut up before he cuts her with a knife has been told by the court to keep the peace within his village and refrain from making threats towards his neighbor especially to the victim and her family.
Daniel Filisi is charged with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With phase two — which is the in-person interview of households — of the 2020 census set to begin next month for the 2020 Census population count, US Census Bureau’s 2020 census advisory to American Samoa, Jason Kopp has provided details of what happens during the second...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two deep potholes —one after the other — on the Fagaima road seen in this photo taken Monday afternoon, in front of the Methodist Church at Fagaima force drivers to take drastic turns and maneuvers to avoid them.
Some drivers have the courtesy to give one side of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata, along with the US State Department have identified issues that they plan to raise in their appeal against a Utah federal court ruling, which gives automatic US citizenship to persons born in American Samoa.
ASG and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year-old man from Samoa convicted of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl was ordered by the court to immediately depart the territory and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his 7-year-probation, after serving a period of detention of 28 months....